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Mapping South Central Minnesota: An Aerial Photograph Digitization Project, Heidi J. Southworth
Mapping South Central Minnesota: An Aerial Photograph Digitization Project, Heidi J. Southworth
Library Services Publications
In 2021, a team consisting of Evan Rusch (Government Documents/Reference and Instruction Librarian), Nicole Smith (Maps Technician), Heidi Southworth (Digital Initiatives Librarian), and student workers Britney Hartmann, Samuel Lemma, Jasmyne Fisher began digitization of 27,441 unique aerial photographs. These aerial photographs are from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) District 7 covering south central Minnesota from 1957-2006. They are housed in the Dr. Mary T. Dooley Map Library at Minnesota State University, Mankato. These photographs are heavily utilized by students and faculty in our geography and engineering departments and by other researchers who visit our campus. Through digitization, we have …
The Transformation Of A Newspaper Negative Archive, Tom Belton
The Transformation Of A Newspaper Negative Archive, Tom Belton
Western Libraries Presentations
No abstract provided.
Clemson Libraries Retro Etd Project, Joshua Morgan
Clemson Libraries Retro Etd Project, Joshua Morgan
Presentations
In 2015, the Libraries began scanning theses and dissertations that were housed in our offsite storage facility. Many of these were single copies that were not held by any other library in the world, so we have insured their long term preservation in both print and electronic forms. We began scanning theses and dissertations in a then-cramped Gunnin Architecture Library, and are now scanning theses and dissertations housed in Cooper. The digitization process results in the removal of the circulating copies from Cooper and Gunnin, the creation of an electronic copy that is accessible anywhere on campus, and one non-circulating …
A Digital Celebration Of The National Park Service Centennial, Joshua Morgan, Rachel Wittmann
A Digital Celebration Of The National Park Service Centennial, Joshua Morgan, Rachel Wittmann
Presentations
After six years of digitization, metadata, and web-development, the Open Parks Network repository is online to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. We have campfire stories to share on lessons learned from a rocky trail, which will help other institutions steer clear of hidden obstacles and persevere through tough projects.
Viewing History From The Sky: Geo-Rectification Of An Aerial Photography Collection, Kate F. Boyd
Viewing History From The Sky: Geo-Rectification Of An Aerial Photography Collection, Kate F. Boyd
Faculty and Staff Publications
After years of looking for funding, in 2013 USC Libraries was awarded a grant from the Gaylord & Donnelly Foundation to scan and geo-rectify the South Carolina historical aerial photographs from 1930-1980s. This presentation, given at the Digital Library Federation Forum in 2016, documents the efforts to receive funding and the process of bring these photographs online for users. Thanks to Bill Sudduth of Government Information for his efforts in continuing this process.
Open Parks Network: Parks For The People, Christopher Vinson, Rachel Wittmann
Open Parks Network: Parks For The People, Christopher Vinson, Rachel Wittmann
Presentations
The Open Parks Network serves the global parks community by providing the information, tools, and solutions to support the stewardship of the natural and cultural assets of protected areas. To date, over 350,000 items and 1.5 million pages of material has been digitized as part of this project. This presentation details the project's background and strategies used for digitization and metadata creation. Additionally, the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Donor Card Collection project is detailed. This webinar presentation was conducted as part of the LYRASIS "Second Friday" series.
Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell
Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell
Staff publications, research, and presentations
This presentation describes the process of organizing, describing, and digitizing one of Santa Clara University's most important archival collections, the Mission Santa Clara manuscripts, a wide-ranging group of records, journals, correspondence and documents. The collection provides a view of the early days of colonization in the Santa Clara Valley and the growth of the mission culture.
Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell
Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell
Staff publications, research, and presentations
This presentation describes the process of organizing, creating a finding aid, and digitizing one of Santa Clara's most important archival collections, the Mission manuscripts. These letters, records, journals, and documents offer a view into the life of colonial California in the 18th and 19th century.
Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience-Updated., Catherine Mcintyre
Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience-Updated., Catherine Mcintyre
Catherine McIntyre
Utah Valley University's George Sutherland Archives participated in a state-wide digitization project called Pioneers In Your Attic: Preserving the Legacy of the Overland Migration. Developed by Scott Eldredge of Brigham Young University, several university digitization centers, or hubs, collaborated with regional public libraries, museums, and historical societies to host "scanning events," inviting members of the public to bring unique, historic family photographs and documents, such as diaries, journals, letters, and business papers, to be scanned for free, and added to an openly accessible online digital collection called Pioneers In Your Attic. This presentation focuses on the overall experiences of staff …
Beyond The Blue: Creating Digital Collections At Boise State University, Erin Passehl
Beyond The Blue: Creating Digital Collections At Boise State University, Erin Passehl
Erin Passehl Stoddart
No abstract provided.
Crowdsourcing Digitization: Harnessing Workflows To Increase Output, Ann Hanlon, Gretchen Gueguen
Crowdsourcing Digitization: Harnessing Workflows To Increase Output, Ann Hanlon, Gretchen Gueguen
Ann Hanlon
No abstract provided.
Digital Repository Management Through Contentdm: Thoughts And Impressions, Michael J. Bennett
Digital Repository Management Through Contentdm: Thoughts And Impressions, Michael J. Bennett
UConn Library Presentations
No abstract provided.
Digitization: Goals & Their Logistics, Michael J. Bennett
Digitization: Goals & Their Logistics, Michael J. Bennett
UConn Library Presentations
No abstract provided.